Although I have been a so-called ‘black’ American and a social conservative all my life – and found the two aspects of my identity to be remarkably congruent – I am always surprised when confronted with some of the vitriol that I and my fellow black conservatives face when addressing the black community. I have often wondered why it is ok for other groups to maintain a diversity of political viewpoints – whether they are Asians, Latinos, or Jewish Americans – but black Americans seem to believe that anyone who does not vote the party line is a traitor to his or her race.
Category: Donald Trump
‘My Wife and I Represent Non-Deplorable People,’ Supporter Invited on Stage Says at Trump Event
Donald Trump invited several of his supporters on stage at a rally in Asheville, North Carolina to let Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton know what they think of her “basket of deplorables” comment.
Bill Maher: ‘I’d Vote for Dead Hillary’ Over Trump
Following up a Donald Trump assassination joke on Saturday, liberal talk show host Bill Maher said Monday that he would rather vote for a “dead” Hillary Clinton over her Republican challenger Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election.
Trumpocrats PAC: Media Ignoring Hundreds of Thousands of Democrats Recruited for Trump
Christian Rickers, executive director of Trumpocrats PAC, told Breitbart News Daily SiriusXM host Alex Marlow Tuesday, “We’ve got hundreds of thousands of Democrats who have switched registration in Ohio and Pennsylvania, several hundred thousand, and…
Mike Pence Calls on Hillary Clinton to Apologize and ‘Fully Retract’ Deplorable Statements
“I think millions of Americans are shocked and saddened to see Hillary Clinton refer to people across this country as a basket of deplorables in a prepared speech in front of wealthy donors in New York City on Friday night,” Mike Pence said at a press conference on Capitol Hill. The VP candidate met Republican congressional leadership on Tuesday.
NY Times Dowd: Trump Has His Wall But Hillary Has a Wall Around Her That Gets Higher
Tuesday on Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends,” in an appearance to promote her new book “The Year of Voting Dangerously: The Derangement of American Politics,” New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd explained that one of the flaws of Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton is how she handles problems. According to Dowd, Clinton will stonewall and become defense when “a relatively mundane problem” arises and that it will sometimes ultimately lead to the problem becoming worse. “David Axelrod put it best – it’s not about health, it’s about stealth,” Dowd said. “And this goes to a problem Hillary Clinton has had. She had it in Arkansas, but it intensified when she got to Washington. I started covering her as first lady in ’92, or even running with Bill in ’92. And it’s a microcosm of her problem, which is when a relatively mundane problem comes up, she stonewalls and it’s defensive. It’s like Trump has his wall, but she has a wall around her that gets higher and higher. And then the press and her foes go into a frenzy because they can’t get the truth and are appearing and disappearing records. And then it snowballs into something that it
Ivanka, Donald Trump To Roll Out New Childcare, Maternity Leave Policy For Moms In Pennsylvania
Trump has laid out a series of detailed policy platforms he says are designed to help all Americans. In recent weeks, the GOP nominee for president has presented ideas on foreign policy, trade policy, immigration policy, education policy, tax policy a…
Scarborough on Hillary ‘Deplorables’ Remarks: ‘Strategic,’ ‘May Actually Be on to Something’
Tuesday on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” host Joe Scarborough suggested that Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s remarks regarding her opponent Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s being a “basket of deplorable” may have some truth to it. According to Scarborough, Clinton’s comments might have been a purposeful strategy and explained why he thought so, citing polling data about what Trump supporters believe. “I said this at the end of the day could be strategic,” Scarborough said. “Trump always does this – he makes a controversial statement, right? It’s everybody talking about Trump. And it usually gets people talking about Trump on his territory. And so after Paris, he’ll say something outrageous – Barack Obama may have known something about this. Everybody is outraged. But people are saying, but you’re talking about terrorism for a week or two. And he thinks that’s his strong suit.” Here she says, half of the supporters are deplorable, and she apologizes, but she doesn’t really apologize,” he continued. “People keep talking about it. And what it forces everybody to do is to talk about it and let’s look at who is supporting Donald Trump. And we have the poll from yesterday and the poll from yesterday showed
NPR Station Publishes Anti-Trump Comic for Teachers, Children to Use in Class
San Francisco Bay Area public radio station KQED has published a comic book guide to Donald Trump’s immigration policy, aimed at students, which is titled “Fear of Foreigners” and casts Trump as part of the “History of Nativism in America.”